The glass castle : a memoir
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Walls, Jeannette,
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New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017.
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Scribner trade paperback edition.
ISBN
9781501171581, 1501171585
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288 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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Falmouth The Fanger Collection
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Children of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography.
Children of alcoholics -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Case studies.
Dysfunctional families -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Case studies.
Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Walls, Jeannette.
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Biography & Autobiography -- Literary.
Biography & Autobiography -- Personal Memoirs.
Biography & Autobiography -- Women.
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Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.

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Published
New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017.
Edition
Scribner trade paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781501171581, 1501171585
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Lexile measure
1010

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Description
The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities.
Target Audience
1010L,Lexile
Awards
Christopher Award, 2006.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Walls, J. (2017). The glass castle: a memoir (Scribner trade paperback edition.). Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Walls, Jeannette. 2017. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir Scribner trade paperback edition., Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017.

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